2021–22 Napoli Basket season

Main article: Napoli Basket

The 2021–22 season is Napoli Basket's 5th in existence and the club's 1st season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Napoli Basket

2021–22 season
Owner	Napoli Basket S.S.D.
President	Federico Grassi
Head coach	Stefano Sacripanti
Arena	PalaBarbuto
LBA	Regular season
Supercup	Group stage (2nd of 3)

Kit

Supplier: EYE Sport Wear / Sponsor: GeVi

Players

Current roster

GeVi Napoli Basket roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age C 0   Zerini, Andrea 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 35 – (1988-10-25)25 October 1988 PF 1   McDuffie, Markis 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1997-09-06)6 September 1997 SF 6   Grassi, Sergio 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 19 – (2004-06-25)25 June 2004 PG 7   Matera, Antonio 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2004-02-24)24 February 2004 PG 8   Velička, Arnas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1999-12-10)10 December 1999 PF 11   Parks, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1994-04-06)6 April 1994 G/F 13   Marini, Pierpaolo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 30 – (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 C 15   Elegar, Frank   2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 37 – (1986-12-03)3 December 1986 G/F 16   Uglietti, Lorenzo (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1994-06-27)27 June 1994 SG 25   Rich, Jason 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 37 – (1986-05-05)5 May 1986 C 77   Gudaitis, Artūras 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 30 – (1993-06-19)19 June 1993	Head coach   Maurizio Buscaglia Assistant coach(es)   Francesco Cavaliere   Armando Trojano   Davide Gabriele Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: May 5, 2022

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Artūras Gudaitis	Andrea Zerini	Frank Elegar
PF	Jordan Parks	Markis McDuffie
SF	Lorenzo Uglietti	Sergio Grassi
SG	Jason Rich	Pierpaolo Marini
PG	Arnas Velička	Antonio Matera

(colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

Squad changes

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
15	C		Frank Elegar	34	Reggio Emilia		1 year	June 2022	Free	21 July 2021	^[1]
25	SG		Jason Rich	35	Free agent		1 year	June 2022	Free	2 August 2021	^[2]
1	PF		Markis McDuffie	23	Casalpusterlengo		1 year	June 2022	Free	6 August 2021	^[3]
8	PG		Arnas Velička	21	Löwen Braunschweig		1 year	June 2022	Free	20 August 2021	^[4]
2	PG		Jeremy Pargo^[Note IN]	35	Maccabi Rishon LeZion		1 year	June 2022	Free	2 November 2021	^[5]
22	C		Reggie Lynch^[Note IN]	26	Iraklis Thessaloniki		1 year	June 2022	Free	22 November 2021	^[6]
7	PG		Luca Vitali^[Note IN]	35	Pallacanestro Brescia		End of the season	June 2022	Free	28 January 2022	^[7]

1. In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
23	C		Christian Burns	35	Brescia Leonessa		Return from loan	Free	27 June 2021	^[8]
7	C		Antonio Iannuzzi	30	Mantova		End of contract	Free	1 July 2021	^[9]
9	G/F		Amar Klačar	21	Viola Reggio Calabria		End of contract	Free	1 July 2021	^[10]
12	G/F		Daniele Sandri	30	Orzinuovi		End of contract	Free	1 July 2021	^[11]
32	PG		Diego Monaldi	28	Scafati Basket		End of contract	Free	1 July 2021	^[12]^[13]
14	PG		Josh Mayo^[Note OUT]	34	Free agent		Mutual agreement	Free	22 October 2021	^[14]
2	PG		Jeremy Pargo^[Note OUT]	35	Windy City Bulls		Mutual agreement	Free	25 January 2022	^[15]^[16]
21	SF		Eric Lombardi^[Note OUT]	29	Free agent		Mutual agreement	Free	5 May 2022	^[17]
7	PG		Luca Vitali^[Note OUT]	35	Pallacanestro Cantù		Transfer	Free	5 May 2022	^[18]

1. Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

Confirmed

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
13	G/F		Pierpaolo Marini	27	Pallacanestro Forlì		1 year	June 2021	Free	11 June 2020	^[19]
21	SF		Eric Lombardi	28	Pallacanestro Biella		1 year	June 2021	Free	12 June 2020	^[20]
14	G/F		Josh Mayo	28	Pallacanestro Varese		1 year	June 2021	Free	21 June 2020	^[21]
11	PF		Jordan Parks	27	Universo Treviso Basket		1 year	June 2021	Free	27 June 2020	^[22]
0	C		Andrea Zerini	32	Brescia Leonessa		1 year	June 2021	Free	28 July 2020	^[23]
16	SG		Lorenzo Uglietti	27	Universo Treviso Basket		1 year	June 2021	Free	9 September 2020	^[24]

Coach

Nat.	Name	Age.	Previous team		Type	Ends	Date	Source
	Stefano Sacripanti	51	Virtus Bologna		1 + 2 years	June 2023	25 October 2019	^[25]^[26]

Competitions

Supercup

Main article: 2021 Italian Basketball Supercup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	NutriBullet Treviso Basket	4	4	0	323	296	+27	Advance to Final Eight
2	Gevi Napoli	4	1	3	293	307	−14
3	Germani Brescia	4	1	3	322	335	−13

Source: LegaBasket Serie A
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Serie A

Main article: 2021–22 LBA season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
12	Openjobmetis Varese	30	12	18	2470	2655	−185	24
13	Dolomiti Energia Trento	30	11	19	2345	2447	−102	22
14	GeVi Napoli	30	11	19	2393	2455	−62	22
15	Fortitudo Kigili Bologna	30	9	21	2429	2511	−82	18	Relegation to Serie A2
16	Vanoli Cremona	30	8	22	2386	2535	−149	16

Source: LBA

References

1. "Primo colStefano Sacripanti site:napolibasket.itpo di mercato: Frank Elegar è il nuovo pivot della Gevi". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 21 July 2021.
2. "Nuovo colpo di mercato: arriva Jason Rich". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 2 August 2021.
3. "Markis McDuffie è un nuovo giocatore della Gevi Napoli Basket". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 6 August 2021.
4. "Ingaggiato il play lituano Arnas Velicka. Grassi: "Giocatore di talento, obiettivo di coach e società". Sacripanti: "Investimento importante, atleta di grande personalità"". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 20 August 2021.
5. "Arriva Jeremy Pargo. Grassi: "È stato nostro primo ed unico obiettivo"". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 2 November 2021.
6. "Approda a Napoli Reggie Lynch". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 22 November 2021.
7. "Luca Vitali è il nuovo playmaker della Gevi". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 28 January 2022.
8. "E' ufficiale: arriva Christian Burns". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 14 May 2021.
9. "Antonio Iannuzzi è un nuovo giocatore degli Stings!". stings.it (in Italian). 12 July 2021.
10. "VIOLA, IL MERCATO "UNDER" COMINCIA DA AMAR KLACAR". pallacanestroviola.it (in Italian). 11 August 2021.
11. "AGRIBERTOCCHI ORZINUOVI: UFFICIALE LA FIRMA DI DANIELE SANDRI". orzibasket.com (in Italian). 19 July 2021.
12. "La Gevi Napoli Basket saluta Diego Monaldi. Monaldi: "Orgoglioso di essere stato il Capitano del Napoli Basket". Grassi: "Diego punto di riferimento"". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 19 July 2021.
13. "COLPO GIVOVA SCAFATI, INGAGGIATO IL PLAYMAKER DIEGO MONALDI". scafatibasket.com (in Italian). 24 July 2021.
14. "Josh Mayo torna negli Stati Uniti, Grassi : "Grazie di tutto Josh. Stiamo lavorando per sostituirlo"". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 22 October 2021.
15. "Gevi Napoli Basket, Jeremy Pargo part ways". Sportando. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
16. "Windy City Acquires Rights to Former NBA Players Andrew Harrison & Jeremy Pargo". windycity.gleague.nba.com. 10 January 2022.
17. "Gevi Napoli, Eric Lombardi part ways". Sportando. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
18. "Luca Vitali joins Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù". Sportando. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
19. "Gevi Napoli, primo colpo di mercato: arriva Pierpaolo Marini". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 11 June 2020.
20. "Mercato Gevi Napoli, da Biella arriva Eric Lombardi". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 11 June 2020.
21. "Botto di mercato della Gevi, arriva a Napoli Josh Mayo". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 21 June 2020.
22. "Gevi Napoli, arriva il secondo USA: ecco Jordan Parks". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 27 June 2020.
23. "Mercato GeVi Napoli Basket: arriva la firma di Andrea Zerini". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 28 July 2020.
24. "Ufficiale: c'è la firma di Lorenzo Uglietti". napolibasket.it (in Italian). 9 September 2020.
25. "GeVi Napoli Basket, Sacripanti è il nuovo head coach". legapallacanestro.com (in Italian). 25 October 2019.
26. "Gevi Napoli, Sacripanti prolunga fino al 2023: 'Felice della stima ricevuta'. Grassi: 'Vogliamo portare questa città ai massimi livelli'". legabasket.it (in Italian). 22 July 2021.